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Lesser Violetear, Santa Marta, Colombia This hummingbird was photographed at a feeder in "Mountain House", a small hotel in Santa Marta.  Colibri cyanotus,Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,Lesser violetear,Santa Marta,Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Lesser Violetear, Santa Marta, Colombia

This hummingbird was photographed at a feeder in "Mountain House", a small hotel in Santa Marta.

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The lesser violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica to northern South America. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'.

Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 1, 2024. Captured Sep 30, 2024 12:10 in Sta. Marta - Cerro Kenedy #470007, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO220
  • 500mm